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Non-Fiction Diary Analysis

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Non-Fiction Diary (2013) by Jung Yoon-suk

“Non-Fiction Diary” is Jung Yoon-suk’s second documentary and had numerous appearances at several film festivals. Moreover, the production won several Awards, namely the Netpac (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) Award at the 2014 (64th) Berlin International Film Festival, the Mecenat Award at the 2013 (18th) Busan International Film Festival and nominated for the Special Jury Award at the 2014 Sheffield International Documentary Festival.

The main axis and backbone of the documentary is an event in 1994 that shocked the Korean nation. This is the capture of Jijon Clan, consisted of serial killers who kidnaped, raped, ate and burned 5 people and even make one of the hostages to participate …show more content…

Some of the testimonies are from the former Detectives of Seocho Police station’s violent crime Unit, a Human Rights Lawyer, Former Nun Chaplain etc. One clever approach of the presentation of the events by Jung Yoon-su, is the convoluting interviews of the two former detectives of the Seocho Police station. In that fashion there is the addition of more details regarding the Jijon …show more content…

Also in the same content director asks the interviewers regarding their beliefs on death penalty and if they agree or if they are opposed.
Finally, there are other various highlights of the documentary. These include the significance of establishments of laws in order to avoid deaths due negligence of people following proper safety procedures and this is driven by their thirst of making quickly money e.g in the case of industry. Another is the turn of the government to restoration morals after the capture of the Jijon Clan, by creation of Center of Filial

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